Virginia-based tech company fined $38,000 by DOJ for ‘whites only’ job posting

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An IT company headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia, must pay $38,000 in fines for a job posting that sought to hire only white U.S. citizens.

of the post reveals that the information technology services firm wanted “Only Born US Citizens who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX.”

“It is shameful that in the 21st century, we continue to see employers using ‘whites only’ and ‘only US born’ job postings to lock out otherwise eligible job candidates of color,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke with the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said in the release.

 

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